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namaH shrIsha NkarAnandagurupAdAmbujanmane .
savilAsamahAmohagrAhagrAsaikakarmaNe ..
pa nchadashI
I bow at the lotus feet of the Guru, Shankara, whose
function
is to eliminate the alligator of delusion (moha) with all its
branches.
Atma Bodha, meaning self knowledge, was composed by
Adi Shankara
sometime in the 8th century.
To quote Sri Radhakrishnan The Advaitism of Shankara
is a system
of great speculative daring and logical subtlety . Its austere
intellectualism, its remorseless logic, which marches on indif-
ferent to
the hopes and beliefs of man, its relative freedom from theo-
logical
obsessions, make it a great example of a purely philosophical
scheme . It
is impossible to read Shankaras writings, packed as they are
with serious
and subtle thinking, without being conscious that one is in
contact with a
mind of a very ne penetration and profound spirituality . With
his acute
1
2
of Brahman (54-68).
May the great AchArya, one of the greatest persons to grace
this
planet, Shankara, make us aware of His grace.
.. AtmabodhaH ..
var
var not in some
editions
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7
var , benedictive
8
(
) doubtful addition
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10
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.. Atma Bodha ..
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